The Ronettes

Singles. Simon's most recent work was songs for the Disney Winnie The Pooh film Piglet's Big Movie. Compilations. She survived her disease, and in 2000 recorded her first album since her illness, The Bedroom Tapes. Standard albums. In 1998, Simon was diagnosed with breast cancer and received chemotherapy. Ronnie Spector married Phil Spector in 1968 then launched a solo career after divorcing him in 1973 (see 1973 in music). She also recorded a cover of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" for Ken Burns' 1994 film Baseball.

They disbanded in 1966. "Why" (1982) was a hit in the UK, but she continued to scrape only the bottom of the charts with most of her singles in the 80s; during this time Simon also contributed to several film scores, including the songs "Coming Around Again" for Heartburn, and "Let the River Run" for Working Girl (for which she won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1988). After a hiatus in the middle of the 60s, the Ronettes (and Spector) re-emerged without much of a popular reaction; musical tastes had moved beyond the girl group sound, and the Ronettes were unable to maintain their relevance. In 1980, Simon collapsed onstage of exhaustion, and largely retired from performing in the 1980s. They consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett (a.k.a. Ronnie Spector), her sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley. January 22, 1977), prior to their 1983 divorce. The Ronettes were an American girl group of the 1960s, best known for their work with producer Phil Spector. January 7, 1974) and Benjamin ("Ben") Simon Taylor (b.

Buy Some" (did not chart). Simon and Taylor had two children, Sarah Maria (b. 1969: "Try Some. Her sales quickly began sinking, though, in the later 1970s, with only a few Top Ten hits, including "Nobody Does It Better" (from the soundtrack to The Spy Who Loved Me, a James Bond film) and "You Belong to Me" (from Boys in the Trees, 1978). 1966: "I Can Hear Music" (US #100). Simon married fellow singer-songwriter James Taylor in 1972 (see 1972 in music) and followed up the success of No Secrets with a series of well-received albums Hotcakes (1974) and Playing Possum (1975). 1965: "Is This What I Get for Loving You?" (US #75). The speculation continues.

1965: "Born to Be Together" (US #52). The caveat was that Ebersol swore himself not to reveal that person. 1964: "Walking in the Rain" (US #23). In 2003, NBC Sports President Dick Ebersol won an auction from Simon in which the prize was a revelation on the actual person whom "You're So Vain" was about. 1964: "Do I Love You?" (US #34, UK #35). Simon herself once acknowledged the song was about "many vain men I've known in my life". 1964: "(The Best Part of) Breaking Up" (US #39, UK #43). Much speculation was aroused regarding its subject, with many rumors pointing to Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, who sang back up on the recording; other nominees included Warren Beatty, Cat Stevens, and Kris Kristofferson.

1964: "Baby, I Love You" (US #24, UK #11). "You're So Vain" was a sarcastic profile of a self-absorbed lover. The song was a number one hit, and spawned one of the biggest mysteries in the rock era. 1963: "Be My Baby" (US #2, UK #4). The album spawned several successful singles, including Simon's biggest record, "You're So Vain". 1992: The Best of the Ronettes. Simon's major breakthrough, though, was 1972's No Secrets. 1964: Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica (US #96). The album contained a top-ten hit, "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be", and was followed quickly by a second album, Anticipation, the title cut from which also scored airplay.

After a short-lived attempt at launching a career with her sister Lucy Simon (they had a minor hit in the mid-1960s with a version of the children's song "Winken, Blinken, and Nod" as "The Simon Sisters"), and a short spell with eclectic New York rockers Elephant's Memory, Simon launched her solo career in 1971 with the self-titled album Carly Simon. She was raised in the Riverdale neighborhood of New York City and has two sisters and a brother. Her father was Richard L. Simon (co-founder of Simon & Schuster, Inc.), an accomplished pianist who often played Chopin and Beethoven at home. Simon (born June 25, 1945) is a US musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter boom.

Carly E. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be, 1971. The Right Thing To Do, 1973. Haven't Got Time For The Pain, 1974.